Nuclear power safetyLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

You understand what safety culture means and what factors influence it.
You know the basic principles of radiation protection.
You understand the tripartite basis of nuclear safety.
You know how the safety of nuclear power plants is monitored in Finland.
You know the different safety principles of the design and operation of nuclear power plants and you understand how to prepare for different disturbances at nuclear power plants.
You know the international INES scale and you know what causes have contributed to the occurrence of serious nuclear power plant accidents.
You know the basic principles of nuclear material safeguards and you understand which international agreements oblige Finland as a user of nuclear power.

Content

What does safety culture mean and what factors affect it?
What factors should be considered in radiation protection?
How is the operation of nuclear power plants planned based on safety?
How is the operation of nuclear power plants monitored in Finland?
Why have serious nuclear power plant accidents occurred? What is the INES scale and how is it used?
How are various operational disturbances and accidents prepared for at nuclear power plants?
What international agreements oblige Finland in using nuclear power?

Evaluation

Students can
a) use professional vocabulary and concepts in an expert way in different situations.
b) assess information sources critically.
c) work as team members in working life expert duties and identify and describe the problems of the professional field.
g) apply critically the ethical principles of the professional field in different situations.